Clerks (2000– )

The continuing adventures of clerks Dante and Randal, who try to make the best of their menial labor, with no help from Jay and Silent Bob.

Stars:

Jeff Anderson, Jason Mewes, Brian O'Halloran

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jeff Anderson	...	Randal Graves (6 episodes, 2000-2001)
Jason Mewes	...	Jay (6 episodes, 2000-2001)
Brian O'Halloran	...	Dante Hicks (6 episodes, 2000-2001)
Kevin Smith	...	Silent Bob (6 episodes, 2000-2001)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	Narrator (6 episodes, 2000-2001)
Alec Baldwin	...	Leonardo Leonardo (5 episodes, 2000-2001)
Charles Barkley	...	Charles Barkley (5 episodes, 2000-2001)
Diana Devlin	...	Also Starring (5 episodes, 2000-2001)
Tara Strong	...	Giggling Girl (4 episodes, 2000-2001)
Dan Etheridge	...	Mr. Plug (4 episodes, 2001)
April Winchell	...	Reporter (4 episodes, 2000-2001)
Jeff Bennett		(3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Bryan Cranston	...	Helicopter Pilot (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Walter Flanagan	...	Fanboy (3 episodes, 2001)
Elon Gold		(3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Bryan Johnson	...	Steve-Dave Pulasti (3 episodes, 2001)
Michael McShane	...	Also Starring (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Jim Wise		(3 episodes, 2000-2001)

Storyline

Following the events of the movie 'Clerks', Dante Hicks still works at the Quick Stop, and his best friend Randall Graves still 'works' at the video store (even though he spends most of his time figuring out ways to get Dante into trouble). However, with the arrival into town of diabolical billionaire megalomaniac Leonardo Leonardo, their lives are about to get more unusual, even if their jobs remain as unsatisfying and tedious as before. Soon, Dante and Randall find themselves thrown headlong into crazy adventures involving, in no particular order, a monkey, Little League Baseball, Korean animators, Canadian exports, lesbian ex-girlfriends of Randall, Judge Reinhold, the Matrix, refridgerator door locks and numerous unwarranted 'Star Wars' references. And as always, they receive very little in the way of constructive help from slackers Jay and Silent Bob.

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Plot Keywords:

jay and silent bob | video store | 2000s | vulgarity | convenience store | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Animation

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexual humor

Details

Official Sites:

View Askew Productions

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 May 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Clerks: Uncensored

Company Credits

Production Co:

Miramax Television, Touchstone Television, View Askew Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min 22 min (6 episodes) 130 min (DVD) 143 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kevin Smith:  [37]  At 37 seconds into the DVD Main Menu, a dog takes a leak on Silent Bob's shoe. This is a reference to his favorite number.

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Quotes

Randal Graves: [Randal's opening argument to the all-black jury of NBA players] Ladies and gentlemen of the jury. Dante Hicks is just like you. He lurves grape soda. He knows what it's like when the guy at the supermarket won't take your "food stamps". Or how it feels to wait all month for your "welfare check".
[waving his arms from side to side]
Randal Graves: Hey! Ho! Hey! Ho! Thank you.
Judge Reinhold: Wow...
Dante Hicks: Great... now the jury hates us.
Randal Graves: Nonsense. I've got them eating out of my hand.
[a basketball hits Dante in the face]

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Crazy Credits

Some episodes begin with Randal announcing "Clerks is drawn before a live studio audience," a parody of similar announcements made during 1970s sitcoms.

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Connections

Followed by Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

User Reviews

Great Cartoon from an Okay Director

I enjoyed the six episodes of "Clerks" and wish they would have made more episodes. I personally think it was foolish of Kevin Smith to reject offers from HBO, as I think his 'toon would have thrived on that channel. ABC mutilated this toon by only showing a third of the episodes, and that's a shame. The wit and humor is impeccable, and Smith understands that cartoon humor is more plastic and unbelievable than the world he portrays in his real-life movies. The actors, for people who don't do voice over work for a living, are fantastic, and really give it their all to bring life to their cartoon counterparts. The parodies of 1980s movies are usually funny, and Smith's sense of nostalgia and bawdy sense of humor greatly work in this cartoons' favor. I like this cartoon much more than "Family Guy," and, had it lived on premium cable, it would have no doubt won Emmys. Do rent or purchase the six-episode, two DVD set. This is one of the cartoons following in the wake of the "Family Guy" boom that was actually good.